A Rare Interest In Corpses by Ann Granger

But if you can get past the slow early chapters it becomes an interesting read, culminating in that staple of the Victorian crime novel, the chase through the pea soup fog. At times the period detail comes near to being laid on with a trowel, and some of the characters are taken from stock it comes as no surprise that Lizzie reads Darwin and wears her social conscience on her sleeve. This book is clearly intended as the first in a series featuring Lizzie and Ben as a detective partnership. She also renews acquaintance with Benjamin Ross, once a pit boy in her home village, now a rising young police inspector. A Rare Interest in Corpses Lizzie Martin Mysteries, Book 1 By: Ann Granger Narrated by: Glen McCready, Maggie Mash, full cast Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins 4.5 (33 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases. Lizzie is soon drawn into the search for the killer, much against the wishes of her employer. Ann Grangers Inspector Ben Ross series, set in the heart of Victorian London, will enthral fans of Sherlock Holmes and Anne Perry. Refresh your browser window to try again. A Rare Interest in Corpses-Ann Granger Item information Condition: Very GoodVery Good Price: £4.78 Buy it now Add to basket Watch this item Oops Looks like were having trouble connecting to our server. Almost immediately she learns that her predecessor, who disappeared some weeks earlier, has been found murdered. Lizzie Martin risks her life to solve a murder.A Rare Interest in Corpses introduces Lizzie Martin and childhood friend, Inspector Benjamin Ross as they investigate the death of a young girl. A Rare Interest in Corpses-Ann Granger Be the first to write a review.

Such a young woman is Elizabeth Martin, who arrives in London from Derbyshire in 1864 after the death of her doctor father.

In Victorian England many a penniless young woman of ‘good’ family found that the only form of paid employment available was as a ‘companion’ to a better-off widow.

A Rare Interest In Corpses by Ann Granger